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Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)
Furman v. Georgia No. 69-5003 Argued January 17, 1972 Decided June 29, 1972 * 408 U.S. 238
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA
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Imposition and carrying out of death penalty in these cases held to constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
No. 69-5003, 225 Ga. 253, 167 S.D.2d 628; No. 69-5030, 225 Ga. 790, 171 S.D.2d 501; No. 69-5031, 447 S.W.2d 932, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972) in 408 U.S. 238 408 U.S. 239. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U1KSHCQRD1X55D3.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), in 408 U.S. 238, page 408 U.S. 239. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U1KSHCQRD1X55D3.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972). cited in 1972, 408 U.S. 238, pp.408 U.S. 239. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U1KSHCQRD1X55D3.
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